Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praia Brava today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praia Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 157 | 119 | 148 | 196 | 235 | 228 | 280 | 262 | 195 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 41 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM0.84m | 6:30AM0.89m | 6:53PM0.76m | 8:01AM0.81m | 8:03PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.27m | 00:54AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.38m | 2:04AM0.37m | 3:17PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 119 | 148 | 196 | 235 | 228 | 280 | 262 | 195 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 89 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 41 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 134 | 157 | 91 | 172 | 158 | 171 | 232 | 245 | 245 | 270 | 286 | 277 | 248 | 244 | 229 | 236 | 225 | 233 | 265 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 113 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 14 | 60 | 70 | 50 |
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